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painstaking ['peɪnz‚teɪkɪŋ](research, investigation, care) rigoureux, méticuleux; (worker) assidu, soigneux; (accuracy, attention to detail) extrêmeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > painstaking
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adj.1) méticuleux; minutieux; rigoureux2) laborieux; besogneuxEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > painstaking
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= États du Nord des États-Unis (principalement le Michigan et l'Illinois) dont l'industrie (sidérurgie et automobile) a périclitéThe steel dispute threatens to destroy painstaking efforts by the EU and US trade representatives to calm a series of transatlantic trade disputes. European officials believe the US administration is on the brink of sacrificing its free trade credentials to its mid- term electoral prospects in America's rust belt states.
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[pein] 1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) douleur2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) faire souffrir, peiner- pained- painful - painfully - painless - painlessly - painkiller - painstaking - a pain in the neck - take pains -
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careful ['keəfʊl](a) (cautious) prudent;∎ be careful! (faites) attention!;∎ be careful of the wet floor! attention au sol mouillé!;∎ be careful to close the window before leaving n'oubliez pas de fermer la fenêtre avant de partir;∎ be careful not to or be careful you don't hurt her feelings faites attention à ou prenez soin de ne pas la froisser;∎ be careful (that) the boss doesn't find out faites attention ou prenez garde que le patron n'en sache rien;∎ be careful how you hold the baby fais attention à la façon dont tu prends le bébé;∎ be careful crossing the road fais attention en traversant ou quand tu traverses (la route);∎ you can never be too careful (gen) on n'est jamais assez prudent; (in double-checking something) deux précautions valent mieux qu'une;∎ he was careful not to mention her name il a pris soin de ne pas mentionner son nom;∎ we have to be careful with money this month il faut que nous surveillions nos dépenses ce mois-ci(b) (thorough, painstaking → person, work) soigneux, consciencieux; (→ consideration, examination) approfondi;∎ they showed careful attention to detail ils se sont montrés très attentifs aux détails;∎ to be careful of one's appearance être soucieux de son apparence -
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performance [pə'fɔ:məns]∎ afternoon performance matinée f;∎ there is no performance on Mondays il n'y a pas de représentation le lundi, le lundi est jour de relâche(b) (rendition → by actor, musician, dancer) interprétation f;∎ he gave an excellent performance in the role of Othello son interprétation du rôle d'Othello fut remarquable(c) (showing → by sportsman, politician etc) performance f, prestation f; (→ by pupil, economy, exports, company) résultats mpl, performances fpl; (→ by employee) rendement m, performance f; (→ by shares, investment, currency) performance f;∎ to put up a good performance (team, athlete etc) accomplir une bonne performance; (in exam, interview, court case) bien s'en tirer;∎ the Prime Minister gave the performance of his career le Premier ministre n'a jamais été aussi bon de toute sa carrière;∎ another poor performance by the French team encore une contre-performance de l'équipe française;∎ the country's poor economic performance les mauvais résultats économiques du pays;∎ sterling's performance on the Stock Exchange le comportement en Bourse de la livre sterling;∎ sexual performance prouesses fpl sexuelles(d) (of machine, computer, car) performance f(e) (carrying out → of task, manoeuvre) exécution f; (→ of miracle, duties) accomplissement m; (→ of ritual) célébration f;∎ she has always been painstaking in the performance of her duties elle s'est toujours montrée consciencieuse dans l'accomplissement de ses devoirs∎ it's such a performance getting a visa! quelle histoire ou quel cirque pour avoir un visa!;∎ what a performance! quel cirque!(g) Linguistics performance fperformance art performance f, action f;performance artist = artiste spécialisé dans la performance;Finance performance bond garantie f de bonne fin ou de bonne exécution;Cars performance car voiture f puissante, voiture f haute performance;performance indicator indice m de performance;performance pay prime f de mérite or de résultat;Finance performance ratio coefficient m ou ratio m d'exploitation;Psychology & Marketing performance test test m de performanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > performance
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studious ['stju:dɪəs](a) (diligent → person) studieux, appliqué(b) (painstaking → attention, effort) soutenu(c) (deliberate → indifference) délibéré, voulu;∎ because of his studious avoidance of the topic parce qu'il évitait soigneusement le sujet
См. также в других словарях:
Painstaking — Pains tak ing (p[=a]nz t[=a]k [i^]ng), a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. Painstaking men. Harris. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Painstaking — Pains tak ing, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
painstaking — I adjective assiduous, attentive, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, elaborate, energetic, exacting, hardworking, heedful, industrious, labored, laborious, meticulous, never tiring, operose, operosus, particular, persevering, plodding,… … Law dictionary
painstaking — (adj.) 1550s, paynes taking; see PAIN (Cf. pain) (n.) + TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Related: Painstakingly … Etymology dictionary
painstaking — [adj] meticulous, thorough assiduous, by the book*, by the numbers*, careful, conscientious, conscionable, diligent, earnest, exact, exacting, finicky, fussbudget*, fussy, hard working, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety* … New thesaurus
painstaking — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very careful and thorough. DERIVATIVES painstakingly adverb … English terms dictionary
painstaking — [pānz′tāk΄iŋ] n. the act of taking pains; great care or diligence adj. 1. taking pains; very careful; diligent 2. characterized by great care painstakingly adv … English World dictionary
painstaking — painstakingly, adv. painstakingness, n. /paynz tay king, payn stay /, adj. 1. taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research. n. 2. careful … Universalium
painstaking — pains•tak•ing [[t]ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ [/t]] adj. 1) taking or characterized by taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research[/ex] 2) careful and diligent effort •… … From formal English to slang
painstaking — pains|tak|ing [ˈpeınzˌteıkıŋ] adj [usually before noun] very careful and thorough ▪ The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail. ▪ Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened. >painstakingly adv ▪ The old painting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
painstaking — [[t]pe͟ɪnsteɪkɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED; usu ADJ n A painstaking search, examination, or investigation is done extremely carefully and thoroughly. Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris. Syn: careful, thorough Derived words:… … English dictionary